The Surrendered

The Surrendered

Hardback cover
Author	Chang-Rae Lee
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Publisher	Riverhead Books
Publication date	March 2010
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	469

The Surrendered is a 2010 novel by Korean-American author Chang-Rae Lee about the lives of three characters during the Korean War. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The novel also flashes back to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and flashes forward to the 1980s in New York City and Italy. The book makes references to the Gallic Wars, Hector, and A Memory of Solferino , among other works. It was nominated as a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ^[4] and won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize in 2011. ^[5]

Characters

• June Han – A Korean girl who became an orphan after the death of her family
• Hector Brennan – American janitor and former soldier of Korean War
• Sylvie Tanner – wife of a missionary who had a troubled past and becomes involved in an affair with Hector
• Benjamin Li – Sylvie's mentor
• Ames Tanner – Sylvie's husband
• Nicholas – June's and Hector's son
• Reverend Han – a man who has taken care of orphans
• Min – an orphan who becomes Hector's friend

References

1. Wood, James (March 8, 2010). "Keeping It Real". The New Yorker.
2. Rafferty, Terrence (March 12, 2010). "Death Pursues Her (Published 2010)". The New York Times– via NYTimes.com.
3. "The Surrendered by Chang-Rae Lee | Book review". the Guardian. June 18, 2010.
4. "2011 Pulitzer Prizes". www.pulitzer.org.
5. Young, Bill (April 2, 2021). "An epic story told by Chang-Rae Lee". www.oakpark.com. Retrieved August 8, 2021.

External links

• The Surrendered at Goodreads